The Emperor Still Dumps: The Demon Queen

Chapter 65

Outside Fengxiang Palace
Xue'er and her mother stood outside the palace gate waiting for the eunuch's announcement.

"The Empress Dowager Xuan Xiangguo's wife, Mrs. Bai, has an audience."

After speaking, Bai Liuli took Xue'er into Fengxiang Palace.

"The concubine Shangguan Bai sees the Queen Mother."

Xue'er followed her mother and said, "Nubei Shui Qinghuan sees the Queen Mother."

The queen mother stepped forward to help Bai Liuli and said: "Liuli, why should you and my sister care about these etiquettes, get up quickly."

"What the queen mother said is that the rules in this palace are indispensable."

Bai Liuli pointed to Xue'er and said, "Queen Mother, look, this is the concubine's goddaughter, her boudoir name is Shui Qinghuan."

"Shui Qinghuan is a good name, just get up and let the Ai family see."

Xue Er humbly replied: "Yes."

"Well, yes, how old are you this year?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, Nubei is almost eighteen."

"Oh, being a servant in the palace is no different than being a young lady at home. Not only are there more rules, but also more particularities, do you know?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, Nubei understands that it is a blessing for Nubei to serve the Queen Mother, and Nubei will definitely do his best."

The queen mother nodded in satisfaction, and said to the maid next to her, "He Xiang, take her down to change first."

"Yes." The court lady He Xiang walked up to Xue'er and said, "Please follow me."

After Xue'er changed her clothes, He Xiang taught some palace rules and etiquette, and told Xue'er in general about the distribution of the harem and the master.

Although Xue'er is very familiar with the situation in the palace, she still listened carefully when He Xiang said it. It was noon after He Xiang finished explaining. Xiangdian is on errand.

It's just that when Xue'er arrived at Fengxiang Palace, her mother had already left, and Xue'er felt somewhat lost when she didn't see her mother.

Unknowingly, Xue'er has been in Fengxiang Palace for more than ten days, and the Empress Dowager rarely leaves Fengxiang Palace except for chanting Buddhist scriptures every day.The last time Xue'er saw the Queen Mother was only three months ago, but the Queen Mother has aged a lot, not only has more gray hair on the temples, but also more wrinkles on her face, Xue'er is a little sad to see her, especially when she sees her every day When combing the Empress Dowager's hair in the early morning, Xue'er's tears rolled in her eyes as she saw the gray hair increasing day by day.In the past, she only knew how to be playful and didn't take care of the Queen Mother carefully. Now it's rare to have this opportunity, Xue'er takes care of all the daily life of the Queen Mother carefully every day.

That day the queen mother woke up from a nap, Xueer was combing her hair when she suddenly heard "the emperor is here".

Xue'er was startled, the wooden comb in her hand fell to the ground, Xue'er hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "Queen Mother, Nubei deserves to die, please Queen Mother punish Nubei."

The queen mother waved her hand and said: "Don't panic, quickly fix Aijia's hair."

Xue'er picked up the comb again, continued to comb the Queen Mother's hair, and finally inserted the last hairpin when the emperor stepped into the main hall, Xue'er felt relieved.

"My son pays respects to the Empress Dowager."

Xue'er heard the voice of the emperor again, apart from the initial panic, Xue'er's heart beat inexplicably faster.

"The Ai family thought the emperor had forgotten about my mother."

"Mother, the child is not filial, which makes the mother worry."

"Oh, Your Majesty, the Ai family knows that you feel sad about losing Xue'er, but you are the emperor, and you should put state affairs first. If you come to see the Ai family today, the Ai family will feel more at ease." The emperor helped the queen mother to sit down.

The queen said to Xue'er: "Huan'er serves tea to the emperor."

"Yes." Xue'er followed the Queen Mother's order and entered the back room to pour tea for the emperor. Xue'er looked at the fragrant tea in the cupboard. There were excellent Yuqian Longjing, Biluochun, Yulu, Yinzhen, Narcissus, etc., but she was alone. I don't see Xueya, the emperor's favorite drink.

"Huan'er." The Queen Mother's voice came from the front of the palace, Xue'er had no choice but to make a cup of 'Green Snow'.

Xue'er held the tea and walked forward tremblingly. Although this was not the first time she made tea for the emperor, her mood today was quite different from before.

Xue'er walked up to Ouyang Lieyan and carefully served the tea.

"Your Majesty, please use tea."

Ouyang Lieyan took a sip of the tea and frowned.

Xue'er hurriedly knelt down and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, Nubei searched all over the tea cabinet, but couldn't find Xueya, so I had to..."

The queen mother looked at Xue'er and said: "It's all bad for the family, I forgot that Huan'er is a new maid, and He Xiang changed the cup of Longjing for the emperor."

Ouyang Lieyan didn't care what kind of tea it was, but when Xueer suddenly heard Xueer talking about Xueya and Luxue, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind, but it was so fast that he couldn't catch it.

"Your Majesty, please use tea." He Xiang made a cup of the best Yuqian Longjing and offered it to Ouyang Lieyan.

"Mother, it's okay." Ouyang Lieyan opened the Dragon Well and didn't drink, but just watched quietly.There are countless good teas in this palace, but Ouyang Lieyan is the only one. Although the queen mother is his mother, he doesn't know his hobbies. Too concerned.

Seeing that the emperor did not drink tea, the queen mother was puzzled and asked: "Your majesty, is this tea not good?"

"No, this tea is very good." Ouyang Lieyan didn't drink the tea, but just stared at Xue'er who was kneeling on the ground.

The queen mother said to Xue'er: "Huan'er, get up, remember to soak the Dragon Well next time the emperor comes."

"Thank you Empress Dowager, I've made a note of it."

"Empress Mother, my son-in-law invited several ministers to discuss matters, and I will leave first." Ouyang Lieyan stood up while speaking.

"Alright, it's time for me to go to the Buddhist hall." The queen mother looked at Ouyang Lieyan who stood up and said: "Emperor, the overall situation is the most important thing in everything. The queen mother believes that Xue'er will understand."

Ouyang Lieyan was startled, closed his eyes and said with difficulty: "I understand."

Xue'er's heart tightened, she kept her head down since the emperor's appointment, but now she heard Ouyang Lieyan's strange voice, her throat tightened, and she almost lost control.

Seeing Ouyang Lieyan's leaving back, tears rolled in Xue'er's eyes. If it was in the past, she would have thrown herself into Ouyang Lieyan's arms long ago. She has been used to acting like a baby in his arms since she was a child, but now, she does not even meet her once. Disaster.

This is the first time that Xue'er is so close to Ouyang Lieyan, but she dare not look up at him, and it is also the first time that she faces Ouyang Lieyan with such trepidation.

(End of this chapter)